Hello, commanders! It has been another week or so of development. I've managed to keep the velocity up to a level that I'm very happy with regardless of my day job sucking the life out of me. Feels like that the future open playtest is getting closer. It's not a distant dream anymore, but every week it's coming tangibly closer. I'm not promising any dates yet, but stay tuned! I don't want to keep you waiting for any longer than necessary.

Here's a few things I've been working on this week:

Grenadier - the former "Special Operator" has a new ability. When the enemy gets too close for comfort, they'll throw a grenade that can help flushing enemies out of cover. Be minded though, enemy Grenadiers can be as devastating to your defenses too!

Smoke Barrage - Sometimes you need to block the line of sight between you and the enemy. In those cases, Smoke Barrage is your friend. Not only that, but it might help funneling enemy in to your prepared lines of fire, because Units don't feel good about running through that smoke. Use the Smoke Barrage to your advantage when you need to make maneuvers in cover and concealment.

Supply Drop - Running out of Manpower, but have Ammo to spare? Order a Supply Drop. This paradrop of supplies can be collected by your Units and gives some Manpower for you to use in those situations where you desperately need reinforcements. Make sure to call this in a location where your men can pick it up instead of the enemies! That concludes the biggest changes, but there's bunch of other so called "Quality of Life" stuff I've been working as well. Including, but not limited to: - Particle effect for gaining resources - Updated character models - Animation polish - Showing cover values in character hud - Limits for individual unit type and total unit amounts And more... I'm gonna leave you with this short gif from the upcoming trailer. When enemy vehicle threat approaches, better have that AT launcher ready! Have a great weekend, everyone :)