Door Kickers 2: Task Force North

[Asid]

Suppressors et al
Fri, 19 November 2021



The "stop bugging us about it" update.

Ok, fine, we've added suppressors, so stop bugging us about them.



As we've said before, suppressors in Door Kickers 2 don't make guns magically silent, unless there's also a subsonic ammo option
that you equip. They do help to create confusion, and they do reduce sound report a bit, Most importantly, they'll help when hiding in the dark - when we implement night missions, that is.



And ... we've also made it that you can click on troopers to HOLD them in place, so stop bugging us about that too!



Click to hold, click again to release. And you can even click on a path to add a simple "hold here until released" waypoint if you don't have time to create a more thorough plan sync.



New edge-of-screen unit markers have been added. Both for friends and enemies, should help with coordination and orientation on larger maps.

And ... <drum-roll> there's a new (and very basic)
option to change your key bindings between two presets. Basically its a choice to Pan the camera with Arrow Keys or WSAD.




Coop improvements
We haven't changed many things for coop lately, so a few improvements were in order.
First of all, when playing full-sync mode, opening the waypoints menu will no longer pause the entire game, allowing you to continue playing immediately after choosing an action, without blocking all the other players as well. You can still pause the entire game though, via the pause button (or Space key).
In the future we'll probably improve upon this again, by only pausing the specific trooper you're right-clicking on, instead of the entire team. As always, let us know what you think about these changes.


We've also done a bunch of work on the stability/performance side of things. The required bandwidth has been decreased a bunch, making the game more reliable on slower connections and no longer requiring to have a very good connection in order to host a 4-player game.
We also fixed some cases where the game would crash when playing over a faulty connection due to some packets being fragmented and/or mangled.


Price increase incoming in January 2022
As stated in the Early Access description, the base price of the game will increase once the game releases (targeting the $25 price point).
We decided to do it gradually, increasing the price in two steps: one price increase starting next year, then another one before the game is fully released. A year has passed since the game was released in Early Access, in which time the game has grown immensely in terms of available content, so we feel a price increase at this point is well deserved.
So this year is your last chance to get the game at the current price point. The game will also be participating in the Steam autumn/winter sales, with 10% off.



Modding support
We're committed on making DK2 more moddable than DK1 ever was, via better/smarter tools and more openness towards sharing source assets and code.
As you know, for the moment we only added support for maps on Steam Workshop, and not other kinds of mods, due to the game engine suffering massive changes while in Early Access.
Full mod support will be added before release, but to prepare things ahead of time, we're starting to release source assets for 3dStudioMax, which you can use as reference to make your own. For this update we've added the source file for our animated human characters, as well as 3dstudiomax integrated exporters for our own file format. The tool we use is not that accessible though, so we're looking to make the transition towards Blender, which is a free-to-use 3D modelling software.
By the way, if you know anyone that can help us with programming a custom Blender exporter for our assets, give us a shout


Replay compatibility
This update invalidates existing replays again, but we're taking measures to avoid breaking replays ever so often.
What we're currently working on is a way to keep old game versions as well (since replays are tied to the data in those versions). To keep the size of those old version very small, we're doing this in a smart way, where we only keep files that are different from the current version.
Therefore, when trying to play an older replay, the game will jump into the required game version and still be able to run the replay. It's not ready yet, but we know how much it sucks to lose those cool plays, so just wanted to let you know we're working on it.



Your Devs @ KHG

(P.S. Just kidding about the "bugging", mates. We love feedback, on forums and via emails or elsewhere. Our ears are always open - bug us as much as you want. And to the "suppressors mafia", thanks for your patience! )
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Full changelist v0.22:

- suppressors added as an optional muzzle attachment to select weapons.
- 2 new maps
- added option to 'wait in place' when clicking on troopers/path
- added hotkey templates (you can currently choose from a couple of templates, with dedication to the WASD folks)
- added UI indicators for troops/enemies which are off-screen
- jumping/vaulting speed is now adjusted with the mobility factor
- last selected mission bundle is now remembered between runs
- can now assign gocodes to waypoints without closing the radial menu by using the keyboard shortcuts (and W or ` for WaitForClear)
- new hotkey: delete waypoints with DEL key
- concealed troops no longer stop when they are compromised
- civilians try to pick the shortest route to an escape area, ignoring inaccessible ones
- grenades/launcher actions no longer start when pressing Space (before the user has finished setting up the target)
- updated the team colors to be more colorblind friendly
- this update invalidates existing replays, but took some measures to avoid making replays incompatible with each update, for future versions
- game should run much better on low-spec CPUs
- many other tweaks, fixes and improvements to maps/UI/gameplay
- coop: opening the waypoints menu in coop+sync will not pause the entire game anymore, only when using the Pause function directly
- coop: less bandwidth usage, increased reliability, fixed several bugs

- fixed sus-areas going through closed doors
- fixed increased game loading time when having a shitton of workshop maps
- fixed several crashes
- fixed mission list forgetting scroll position when deleting replays/missions
- fixed customization list up/down buttons not working
- fixed shadows sometimes breaking when tilting camera
- fixed 'reset progress' option not working sometimes because Steam Cloud would put back the missing files
- fixed a bug where you were able to get stuck in objects
- fixed some weapons dropping incorrect mags when reloading

- editor: fixed lights with flicker anim being broken for the first few frames
- editor: lights now animate even when game is paused
- editor: added 'random start time' lights param
- editor: added a new tutorial link to the help section (thanks to DHR_000x)
- editor: fixed a bug with scaling a group not working properly sometimes
- editor: increased max zoomout because ash_kay said so
- editor: human FOV cones are now visible when you select someone, because Ganjirah said so
- modding: moved gameplay_settings.xml to a separate folder and split content into separate files because panguino said so
- modding: added 3dsmax source file to server as reference for human models and animations
- modding: added khm exporter for all 3dsmax versions

PS: this is what's called a Friday YOLO update. What could go wrong?

[Asid]

Arise, Nowherakis! SWAT joins the fight!
Mon, 18 April 2022



Bring your rifle, shield and all your neighbors that have guns.



The Nowheraki Insurgency is heating up!
Fanatical Foreigners have entered the country and take part in the fight against the US-led coalition, but the primary victims of their attacks are the locals.

It is only fitting that local law enforcement and ordinary people take up arms to fight the outsiders. Enter the Nowheraki SWAT
- a mix of Police Officers, Army Reservists and Citizen Militia, all united by their hatred of Crazed Jihadis and trust in the AK platform.



SWAT may sound like police, but these boys are ruthless warriors adapted to the realities of Middle East Urban Warfare. They bring light machineguns and grenade launchers to the table - and even Sappers! Only these handle explosives, but they might do it better than the Rangers did.

Oh, and did anyone mention Shields?



Shields can help with specific situation and they do block some incoming fire, but never consider them a panacea for poor tactics and weak coordination. They're a tool in the toolbox.

No Urban fight to the death would be complete without Molotov cocktails, so the SWAT people pack those too. Grilling bad guys can be fun, but beware of friendly ... fire.



Game and Tactics Improvements
go further than a new unit. Mission Designers can now place restricted Deploy Slots in their levels - allowing only High Mobility or High Concealment
units to access those spaces.



On the tactics front, Actions and waypoints that are tied to the same Go Code will automatically sync
properly. So, troopers will wait for the flashbang thrown by their buddy to detonate, even if no door is involved. Synchronization just got easier!




Full Changelist below. Enjoy your new Unit and Maps, and let us know what you think!

Oh, there's also a new Workshop Collection
for your enjoyment:
KillHouse Games Top Picks (Vol 3)
By: KillHouse Games
More cool, handpicked, maps from the Workshop. Great stuff to play!


-------------------
Your Devs @ KHG


(CHANGELIST v0.30)

features:
- new unit: Nowheraki SWAT
- 3 new maps - check the new SWAT themed chapter!
- new equipment: ballistic shields
- new equipment: molotov cocktails, just to warm stuff up a little bit
- deploy slots changes: nowheraki militia only takes up half deploy supply, slots with mobility constraint, slots with concealment constraint
- better synchronization for GoCodes
- new enemy: Foreign Advisor Fanatic. Will blow himself up rather than be taken alive.

- new enemy: Suicide Executioner. Blows himself up on top of hostages.

- can pre-plan multiple grenades through the same door (all trajectories are now shown)

fixes:
- equipped weapon is dropped when killed, allowing enemies to pick it up
- improved AI positioning when they can't shoot while moving
- fixed projectiles sometimes going through doors
- fixed grenades sometimes hitting doors/walls instead of pre-planned trajectory
- mapgen: fixed map size setting not choosing the right maps
- mapgen: fixed replays not always working correctly
- fixed performance issues with very large plans (related to grenade previews)
- fixed bug where it was possible to get stuck in a window while jumping
- fixed sometimes not being able to draw paths anymore
- fixed bug where the head and torso would want to walk the opposite way from the legs
- fixed troopers being able to melee enemies behind them
- fixed lasers going through breached walls previews
- coop: fixed issue with look-at actions not working properly in laggy conditions
- fixed Mp5SD too noisy with 108gr High Performance ammo.

modding:
- modding: added blender importer/exporter to tools (WIP)
- modding: added a new mod template (for adding new unit types)
- modding: multiple changes to xml file format, meant to increase inter-operability between mods, by allowing more changes without editing stock files
- modding: can add new units without modifying stock game files (see template mod in game/tools/)
- modding: changed the way equipment is bound to classes/units
- modding: changed the way entities specify what equipment can be used on them
- editor: various improvements and fixes
- health is capped to the max specified in template, if doing negative damage (which increases health)

[Asid]

Last discount before price increase, QOL update, Steam Deck improvements
Mon, 9 May 2022



It's (small) patch day, and start of a week-long 10% discount. This will be the last discount before the game price is permanently increased, as announced in the Early Access manifesto - so it's probably your last chance to get it for this price for quite some time. Previous owners of DK1 will always have a 10% discount, via the 'War on Doors' bundle.

We still have a lot of content to add and improve until the game is fully released, but we feel that in 1.5 years of Early Access the game has progressed immensely and it now deserves a higher price point than DK1.

This update brings a ton of quality-of-life improvements and many needed fixes, while also improving the compatibility with the Steam Deck. There are still improvements to come on that front, not the least of course proper touch-based interface for those inclined to play that way.

Patch out!

Your Devs @ KHG

changelist v0.32
- hostages auto-run to rescue zones when close enough
- suicide bombs detonate when owner is killed by explosives.
- rebindable keys (wip)
- fixed not being able to re-conceal after escorting a hostage to the rescue zone
- fixed civilians hiding in forbidden areas
- fixed enemies going to take cover in fires
- surrendering enemies now crouch
- enemy SR3M is now (properly) AP vs level III protection
- enemy FALs have increased crit but no longer shoot AP ammo
- nerfed sapper armor slightly
- buffed 7.62x39 weapons slightly
- tweaks, improvements and fixes for several missions
- reduced stutters when playing back replays
- tweaks to foreign advisors, Emir and suicide bombers
- tweaks to SWAT Leader M4/M203 - and added Suppressed option
- the SWAT Leader AK47M SF Carbine now has a proper 3d model
- fixed accuracy issues with projectile launchers (was different from preview)
- fixed crash that would happen when loading maps on some hardware configurations
- fixed several other rare crashes
- fixed coop replays not being recorded properly in some situations
- fixed a few animation glitches when arresting enemies
- fixed enemies reacting to non-deployed troopers
- fixed issue with some optics not being placed properly on the firearm
- fixed a bug with order of execution of waypoints
- fixed a bug where multiple humans waiting for a door+grenade (without gocodes) would not wait properly
- fixed savegame files sometimes becoming read-only and no longer being able to save
- fixed a bug where trooper won't advance after placing a wall charge
- fixed some cases where enemies fail to pick up weapons or act stupid around them
- fixed hostages being stuck inside of collisions
- fixed lightning no longer working as intended
- fixed dropped weapon physics acting crazy
- replay cinematic mode: no longer rendering red ghosts and sniper target
- modding: updated blender exporter
- steam deck: added custom controller configuration
- steam deck: fixed touch input not working properly
- steam deck: fixed virtual keyboard not showing up
- steam deck: allowing a larger zoom-in

[Asid]

QRF Duty and More
Mon, 4 July 2022



Hot Summer, scorching heat here as in Nowheraki, what better time to pull Quick-Reaction-Force duty and respond to unforeseen situations! Friendly drone down in enemy territory? Drop in and blow it up. Allied Operators in danger of being overrun? Move to link-up with them and bring them out safely.



There's two new missions to showcase these situations, but mission builders can actually create 3 similar situations on the QRF pattern:
- rescue survivors
- blow up sensitive equipment
- rescue survivors AND blow up sensitive equipment, the full plate

To make mission building easier you can now setup VIP and allied characters as directly in control or needing rescue, straight from the mission editor.

And since we hear night missions are pretty popular, there's also a fresh new NVG-enabling map:



The update also brings a ton of quality improvements and, more importantly, new editor features, which enable really interesting possibilities for the future.

As usual, we went through the workshop maps and hand-picked some very creative and well-built maps, made by established creators as well as new blood:

KillHouse Games Top Picks (Vol 4)

By: KillHouse Games
We handpicked a fresh new collection of well made and creative maps (and sometimes underrated!), definitely give them a try! They're made by established creators as well as new blood.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2826761943


Patch out!

Your Devs @ KHG

full (or rather, cherry-picked) changelist v0.33
- 4 new maps
- new mission type: Quick Reaction Force
- redesigned in-game tooltips
- improved Random Mission Generator (more variety, less bugs, faster)
- added 'Detailed Mission Results' screen
- improved visuals for UI and fonts when running the game in lower resolutions
- camera will now focus on mission-ending events
- improved enemy ambush and look positions (should no longer shoot at walls when suppressive firing)
- added option to always show sussy areas when playing concealed
- decreased the path collision radius of humans
- audio will now auto-switch to the current output device, without the need of restarting the game
- when dead people drop firearms, they will be dropped with all attachments (used to be only base weapon)
- when humans pick up dropped firearms, they will be picked up with all attachments (used to be only base weapon)
- sorry Santa, your hat got nerfed
- sped up trooper pointing anim
- coop: rescued troops/VIPs will be allowed control to the one that saved them (instead of server-only as before)
- coop: fixed being able to trigger other players' GoCodes
- coop: fixed a crash
- coop: less bandwidth usage
- added put_out_fire animation
- no longer unpausing when pressing the stop suppression button
- HVTs can escape through pre-placed escape zones
- removed the "save plans" option (it's always on now)
- fixed friendly troops sometimes lowering their weapon with no valid reason to do so
- fixed TAB not always toggling correctly between visible paths
- fixed incorrect/different order of actions on saved plans (on doors etc.), especially in coop
- fixed still showing Danger Areas if no concealed troops were deployed
- fixed Sprint auto-stopping when running into VIPs
- fixed savegames becoming corrupted in certain situations
- fixed VIP rescue missions failing when troopers are killed but the ambassador is still controllable
- fixed enemies not picking up dropped weapons once they surrendered
- fixed bug where santa hats would jump over things too fast
- fixed doors icorrectly showing as closed when they were actually opened in some situations
- fixed camera movement speed being fps-dependent
- fixed saved plan allowing you to interact with objects that would spawn in a different place than initially planned for
- fixed a case where you could get stuck on Jump actions
- fixed bug where you could go inside a window
- fixed not being able to set look-at actions (anywhere on the path) when human was jumping
- fixed clothelines blocking FOV
- fixed bug where untoggling Sprint command would not work properly
- fixed crash when AIArea was defined outside of map bounds
- editor: new entity - sfx_custom - can pick any sound to play (from the in-game library) as well as edit any available sound param
- editor: new entity - Spawner - can spawn any entity when triggered. Also added helper tool for groups (can create Spawners for current selection)
- editor: new entity - DamageArea - now the preffered way to destroy/damage things (destroying via Triggers is deprecated)
- editor: new entity - CameraFocusPoint - will zoom/focus on the specified point when triggered
- editor: added new selection mode (can switch between Box(old method) and Center (new method) in Menu->View->Selection mode)
- editor: added option to save a large (clean) image of the entire map
- editor: added option for font size
- editor: added 'deploy mode' option to humans. Can now force-deploy troops as allies on the map (can also change their names and whether they need rescuing or not)
- editor: now able to edit all sound parameters (many of them were previously xml-only)
- editor: can also zoom via Q/E
- editor: spawners/altspawns will have their names changed depending on what they represent, for easier identification while in editor
- editor: added "remove from group" button for a single entity within a group
- editor: tooltip can be changed/added for any entity. For editor-only entities they will be shown while editing, whereas for game objects they will be shown when hovering the object
- editor: added "Invisible Wall Destructible" and "FOV Blocker Destructible" entities
- editor: font file can be changed from fonts.xml (for localization purposes)
- editor: many other various improvements (better performance, added explanatory tooltips, can name triggers and such via tooltips etc)
- modding: new Blender exporter version (make sure you have version 3.1 or above)
- modding: fixed terrain materials/brushes not being moddable
- modding: fixed a bug where localized texts would look broken

[Asid]

Update on progress towards full release
Tue, 8 October 2024



MIA game developers break silence?

Our dear supporters and community,

A long time ago we decided to avoid releasing smaller updates and just focus on finishing the game as a whole, thinking it wouldn't take us that long. We reconned it would be more efficient to have one release instead of countless cycles of building, testing, announcements, bug fixing and so on.

We knew the game was in a good spot with plenty of content and gameplay, including the RMG and workshop*. (there's currently over 7500 maps in the 'Shop).

The bad news you've already seen: NO updates in a year!
The good news is that with so many new additions we worked in the meantime, it will feel like a new game once released.

Bottom line is development hasn't stopped, let us cook a bit more and you will be rewarded with a great game.

Here's some of the things we've done since the last update:

CAMPAIGN MODE
Of course we've added Campaigns - in fact there's now 2 Separate Campaign Types - Tour of Duty and Operation.

The game will ship with 6 campaigns in total:
- 2 Tour of Duty Options
- 4 Operations
In general, we recommend playing these with Veteran Squads. Don't rush into campaigns!




What is a Tour of Duty?
    • randomly generated campaign, unlimited gameplay
    • uses a much enhanced version of the RMG
    • actual missions, layout, enemies generated depend on the chosen Area
    • 2 Tour of Duty Areas are included but more will come
    • each day brings new random* missions but you pick the
      single one to play
      that day
    • a ToD lasts
      at least a week
      , but up to you how long
    • mission rewards vary from mission to mission
    • Dead is Dead but you can choose to
      Iron Man
      it (or not)
    • Reinforcements do come, but husband your troops carefully
    • Wounds carry over and heal over time
*can be modded to include handcrafted missions


Read on...

[Asid]

We have a release date for 1.0!
Thu, 30 January 2025



That's it folks, we're committed on a launch date for the full game.
Took a while, but we promise the year-long wait will be worth it. See you on 10 February 2025!

[Asid]

Biggest update yet - FULL RELEASE!
Mon, 10 February 2025



Rangers, Militiamen and other Secret Squirrels of Task Force North. The time has come!
Effective Immediately, Door Kickers 2 is out.

Thank you all for your patience, support, confidence and feedback. Enjoy the game, and let us know what you think! Just because Early Access is over, doesn't mean we don't care or work on the game anymore!

Seriously, go play the game! If you must remember what we added, you can check our old blog post:


Or there's an aproximate changelist below!

Have fun!

Your Dev Team @ KillHouse Games




- changelist:
(but seriously, why aren't you playing at this point?)

- now available on Mac OSX
- campaign mode (Tour of Duty and Operation)
- each unit has its own Doctrine tree
- new voices
- new enemies, maps and equipment
- new music
- achievements
- Steam Deck version now fully playable and 'steam verified' via touch controls and custom joystick controls
- mapgen much improved (now with night maps, locked doors etc)
- full modding support via Steam Workshop
- game is now translated into French, German, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese (br), Russian, Chinese (simplified) and Ukrainian
- added boltcutter
- added visible Dynamic Hammer on Rangers back
- fixed hostages sometimes not walking into rescue zones
- improved loading times
- increased resolution for various low-res effects
- shooting silenced weapons scares civilians in LOS
- executioner on "Against all odds" is now Melee guy
- added support for melee executioners
- Santa Hat removed
- added new idle animations
- tweaks to enemy movement
- added Melee animation set
- added new deco objects
- added new idle animations
- objects above 2.5m will no longer block movement/fov and stuff
- added 'cancel look-at/run' action (currently only on double click)
- fixed enemies not reacting when RPG allies react near them
- customization: added new 'paste to all in class' button
- rclick on trooper list opens the action menu
- added a sword for "hillbillies"
- added separate InDarkness/Concealed icons
- various menu graphics improvements
- improved tutorials
- tweaked HVT hiding logic (should avoid staying in friendly LOF more)
- fixed animations snapping when coming into view from under FOW
- fixed AI ignoring friendlies in LOF when suppressing
- AI will try to avoid moving too much if their line of fire is blocked
- AI checks LOF before shooting rockets
- fixed rain & fog having opposite directions
- fixed burning enemies walking through closed doors
- Helmets can have builtin "nightVision"
- added framerate limit option
- can debug trooper shooting with ALT+mouse1
- workshop missions: showing 'downloading' status when download in progress
- workshop missions: improved the "random workshop map" option
- workshop missions: added thumbs down option
- suicide bombers don't detonate if there are HVTs in range
- fanatics don't blow up if around hostages and vips
- fixed some cases where troops wouldn't switch batch to their main weapon after being unable to do specified waypoint action
- timebombs no longer explode after being defused (even from explosives)
- fixed troops sometimes getting stuck at doors in certain conditions
- fixed AI not looking at right place for sniper kills
- improved AI logic when looking around (they should stare at walls less)
- replays: in cinematic mode, hovering entities is disabled (no accidental tooltips and highlights)
- civilians will now obey 'leave' orders, ignoring danger
- color ammo count red when <33% empty
- made HVTs, VIPs, Hostages and Civs immune to crits, to reduce frustration
- fixed bug where trooper could get stuck while detonating multiple remote explosives while running
- the tec-torch light will now reveal you at night
- added "flinchResistance" equipment stat (reduce received damage by this amt when working out flinching)
- flinching can also happen when taking multiple small hits in quick succession
- gate_poor_01_locked can be now opened by Torch (say you cut through it)
- grating doors can no longer be open by slaps and feet of steel
- fixed lack of investigative reaction when detonating charges (point of sound source was inaccessible)
- fixed 'reloadEmpty' sound not playing for firearm with grenade launchers attached
- while reloading, the trooper will keep looking in the direction he was previously looking in
- no longer saving only 1 last replay, now the most recent 10 replays are saved
- fixed GL/RL sometimes not shooting when LOS to target was obstructed
- autogo option (shift+gocode for now)
- delete waypoints by holding delete and clicking them
- shortcut for Reload waypoints (default to R)
- workaround for an IntelGPU crash
- removed dependency on mfplat.dll and a few other system dlls
- sound: some optimizations and fixes for sound breaking down when playing via Bluetooth (still breaks when Dynamic Reverb is enabled)
- troopers now auto-shoot at blindfiring enemies (blind-firing enemies are 95% covered while shooting )
- fixed shooting at cover not applying suppression on target
- corrected a mistaken reference that allowed CIA Undercover to use the 10 rounder mags for the Mk24, by switching the suppressor on and off.
- fixed bug where the DETONATE button would not show up after moving troop right after deploying charge - fixed a bug where trooper would remain locked looking in a direction
- can now specify custom blind fire attacks for weapons by adding a separate <AttackTypesBlindfire> element (still default to the old one when missing)
- improved retrieving subscribed items from Steam Workshop (much faster)
- 'Sprint' is disabled when fatigued (reminder: also disabled when carrying Shield)
- changed full cover block chance from 100 to 95% (when crouched behind cover)
- you can now force troopers to shoot at blind-firing enemies by drag-targeting them
- added support for no-mag firearms (mag size zero + closed bolt) and non-gun firearms (for modding in melee weapons)
- fixed doors not opening properly while in smoke
- civilians are much more scared of dead bodies and combat around them
- fixed troopers running off with mounted weapons on their back
- fixed an AMD bug where loading would take a very long time
- scopes and doctrines can affect suppressionScale
- fixed scopes & skills affecting BlindFire & AreaSuppression
- fixed a bug related to waypoints where the trooper could remain unresponsive, caught in-between two actions
- incread max number of shotgun pellets to 64
- added coverReduction stat to firearms (reduces cover chance by that flat amount)
- steam workshop: fixed a bug in choosing random map, added criteria to exclude badly-reviewed maps
- support for spawning & placing rockets in levels (added Flying RPG 7 Rocket entity)
- fixed some sounds originating from the trooper instead of the door/whatever target
- fixed mounted guns remaining on trooper backs
- fixed smoke grenades creating holes in walls
- fixed Win/Lose conditions for HVT/VIP missions
- fixed not not drawing very large objects correctly
- fixed squad statistics for missions won/lost not being computed correctly
- fixed several crashes
- fixed no longer being able to start maps without deploy slots
- increased bullet shells lifetime
- added support for marking humans as "expendable", meaning you don't lose the mission if they die (or any stars)
(you can enable in the editor, or by default by adding an expendable="true" property to the <Human> tag, so it can work on squad units too)
- equipment 'sortID' number is displayed while in devmode
- fixed sometimes being stuck in infinite loading
- saved plan is cross-checked with current trooper's inventory and will display incompatibilities accordingly
- can attach screenshot/replay to bug report
- now keeping latest 4 unsaved replays
- troopers list is now visible in replays
- holding click on a trooper profile will also keep camera on him
- fixed FOV showing non-nvg range before first play
- fixed mapgen missing walls (and potential crashes)
- fixed "pinned" fx showing up on hidden enemies
- fixed rclick drawing sounds being spatially wrong
- class tooltips also show up on the icon in the customization/portrait screen
- will show X icon when unable to go through a door (no available action)
- coop: fixed being able to gain deploy slots with trickery
- coop: fixed replays sometimes showing an infinite "waiting" screen at the end of the replay
- coop: client using restart/nextmission will result in a text message being sent with that request
- coop: various other bug fixes
- coop: compatibility check for mods, displaying list of active mods on search screen
- editor: checkbox for turning off power under Roofs
- editor: added Start Alerted checkbox for enemies
- editor: added 'find' option
- editor: added visible trigger timer option
- editor: custom map objectives via Triggers (can win/lose the mission when activated)
- editor: can now move entities via the MOVER entity (Gameplay category)
- editor: can now change the name of a published map without creating a new workshop entry
- editor: can delete or rename prefabs by right-clicking them
- editor: triggers can now activate on touch for Badguys/Civilians/Hostages or specific EntityID
- editor: triggers now have a 'repeatCount' option
- editor: added option to disable default ingame music in map settings (allowing for custom music per map)
- editor: DamageArea now has a screenshake option and an autotrigger option. Also fixed crits being applied even with zero damage.
- editor: pasting terrain now also works when intersecting map bounds
- editor: lights will also change the alpha on targeted 2D objects, not just their own sprite *fixed light flare objects (light_warm_small_01, etc.) to use masked blending so they fade away with alpha
- modding: added "coverPercentAdd" effect for Doctrines (increases cover block chance when shot at)
- modding: added "onlyFromCover" filter for AttackTypeModifier
- modding: added "nightVision" option for equipment that only applies while equipped (helmet NVGs still give it all the time. can also be set on the weapon scope, see mod_examples )
- modding: added "brightLight" option for equipment that makes you visible in darkness- modding: added new UI script action 'ToggleShowHide'
- modding: added "conditioning" stat for doctrines (works as a move & turn speed percent improvement)- modding: can overwrite individual fonts
- modding: can replace individual UI items
- modding: mods can be uploaded by placing them in the appdata/mods_upload/ folder, the game UI will then show a Publish button for those mods
- modding: missing equipment (due to disabling mods) is no longer auto-removed (therefore not losing inventory when enabling/disabling mods)
- modding: can have hidden Utility items
- modding: added melee support
- modding: ammo can have scale suppression
- modding: ammo can have accuracyAdd and accuracyMultiplier stats
- modding: ammo can override number of shot pellets (add "numPellets" attribute to Params)
- modding: added option to disable endgame camera pan (must be done from options.xml)
- modding: important change: Armor / Armor Penetration is now 0-70, so 1-2-3 etc became 10-20-30 etc.
(plus many more, there have been thousands of changes in the past year since the previous Steam build)

[Asid]

Patch v1.05
Tue, 25 February 2025



- deploy will now default to the currently selected squad from main menu, unless there was a plan saved on that map with a different squad
- fixed a bug related to stars going missing
- fixed no longer being able to use spycam anywhere
- can remove individual doctrine points by right clicking
- all squads can order Hostages to run to exit
- fixed walls having small holes inside them sometimes
- fixed being able to see through doors after blowing up stuff
- fixed auto-wait-for-clear deadlock when in stealth mode
- fixed the 'clear window' action breaking far-away doors instead
- fixed main menu art animation going out of bounds in some situations
- fixed replays backcompatibility related to campaigns that were no longer in progress
- fixed sometimes showing danger zones even though no concealed troops were present
- fixed campaign newday report stating 1 doctrine point available even though you had 2 (for Rangers)
- fixed a bug where replay speed would not be consistent
- fixed several typos
- fixed shotgun ammo turning red at 1 (now at 2, but works better across low-ammo guns)
- fixed some texts moving around when using mouse scroll on top of them
- tweaks to ambient sounds
- fixed grenade trajectories not rendering at mission start in certain conditions
- fixed potentially unreachable enemies on RMG maps
- reduced cases where RMG maps had buggy walls that blocked access to rooms
- removed fully-blocked map entrances on RMG maps
- fixed getting duplicate names in squads
- ahem, fixed RMG bathroom that had two stacked enemies
- fixed enemies crouching when just suppressed in combat
- fixed moving and turning faster instead of slower when suppressed
- tweaks to Op: Chaturanga
- fixed the Foreign Advisor Prisoner in "Trouble with Doors"

[Asid]

Patch v1.08
Wed, 26 March 2025



- new weapon: M4 URGI/M320
- actions that toggle state (wait/silent/stealth) will no longer reset look-at
- will no longer stand up after using spycam if order was given while crouched (previous state is preserved)
- tweaks to US Holos and Red Dots
- tweaks to ambient sounds to make some of them less anoying
- reduced HVT escape possibilities in En Prise of Op: Chaturanga for easier overt approaches
- fixed arrested HVTs being stuck on closed doors
- fixed hostages needing Persuasion skill to evacuate
- fixed several mod-related crashes and issues
- fixed a crash related to patrolling enemies
- fixed a bug with squad statistics where incapacitated troopers would show up as casualties
- fixed doctrine tooltip sometimes remaining visible on screen
- fixed an editor crash related to movers
- fixed a potential crash
- fixed several RMG bugs
- fixed bug where getting pinned while shooting RPG would lock the trooper
- fixed a bug with tooltips being incorrect for VIPs
- fixed several typos
- fixed spycam UI not looking right in replays
- changed feedback form a bit, to make reply email addr more obvious
- fixed troopers saying they see the bomb too soon
- M993 ammo stats corrected for Mk17 STD Suppressed
- fixed bug where a Damage entity with zero range could affect someone sitting right on top of it
- waypoints menu now shows on top of HUD
- fixed a bug where the red F line was stuck on a dead enemy
- fixed helicopter rotor blades blocking FOV
- NWS Leader Sapper Vest description corrected
- fixed path line breaking up in some situations

[Asid]

Patch v1.10
Fri, 20 June 2025



Hey! Here's a minor patch to enjoy before some new content comes in.

We've taken a bit of time off after fully releasing the game, but now we're cooking a bigger content update for PC, as well as working on porting the game to Android and iOS. Will keep you posted.

Changelist for today's patch:

- RMG: fixed infinite loading on Mac

- RMG: improved generating speed

- RMG: extra variety

- RMG: fixed a major source of maps being different between Windows & Mac with same seed
- fixed "conditioning" buffs not being applied

- fixed a couple of bugs related to troops dying while doing various actions (either path staying visible or sync waypoints hanging in some situations)

- fixed GrenadeLauncher + GoCode not allowing the trooper to shoot at incoming targets

- fixed Forest Spirits deploy being inside collision

- fixed crash when handling DShK that was already equipped by an enemy

- fixed a mods-related crash

- fixed an editbox bug related to Unicode characters

- updated Korean translation