Developer posts and news about this game.
This new version of Vactics contains some new features I'm quite excited about: A new challenge mode letting you experience the tactical action of the game beyond the daily district and campaign modes! Try out a whole library of 1500 challenges of increasing difficulty however yo
This is a minor update with some important changes. The biggest is that GrandPrizeBigFuzz has remastered the Vactics soundtrack and it somehow sounds even more awesome than before. Turn it up while you are fighting your way through the city. I also wanted to acknowledge the playe
This update contains all the bug fixes and improvements I've been making with the parallel mobile development and brings all versions of Vactics up to feature parity. The biggest change you will notice in this release is my re-work of the mech selection options at the start of a
"I'm pleased to announce on behalf of the resistance research lab that two new mech designs - the Flamethrower and the Defence Drone - are ready for deployment. We hope these reinforcements will be vital in breaking through the Vactics frontlines in the future." - Dr Pandora Kim
Feedback from players alerted me to a balance issue with one of the achievements in the game. This update rebalances the “Deep into the Great Beyond” achievement. Thanks, Gerard / The Lemur Conspiracy
I've been getting some good feedback and bug reports from players. This update pushed to the game is aimed at improving some parts of the game that are unclear and also fix up a few bugs too. Please continue to let me know in the forum if the issue is not resolved when you downlo
Thank you to everyone who has found the game since release last week. I appreciate hearing what you are enjoying about Vactics and what you think needs more attention moving forward. I've made some changes since release with an aim to improve performance and to clean up a few bug
Hi all, I've put together a list of all the changes that were put into the game to bring it to 1.0. Some items are small and detail a specific change made to the game to improve it while others are major new features that contain lots of additions and changes made along the way.
After a few months of quiet I’m pleased to be back above ground announcing that Vactics will be leaving Early Access and moving to version 1.0. The 1.0 launch includes many awesome new features and polish that are my thank you to all those who have played Vactics in Early Access
Feedback from a player alerted me to a couple of bugs that have occurred as a result of some changes and additions to the game. This update pushed to the game client is aimed at addressing this issues for affected players. Please let me know in the forum if the issue is not resol
Update #14 is Elite. It is an update that introduces three elite enemies into the game to challenge players as they reach the second phase of the campaign mode. Elite is also how I feel about my journey in developing Vactics, a journey I started in 2020 as a hobby project in my s
Hi all, I hope everyone has had an enjoyable start to 2023 and you have been playing some awesome games too. This update is about my plans for Vactics moving forward. Over my holiday break in December I was able to build out the final structure and content for Vactics. These feat
"Phases" is the name I've given this release. Mainly as a nod to the brand new ending cutscene for the game which hints at some future changes that I'm working on. Secondly this time of year and the holiday season means that things are entering a slightly slower phase in developm
Hi everyone, the release write up begins again with my regular requests: If you are enjoying the game, leaving a Steam review really helps me. They assist Steam as well to inform people about that Vactics is a game they might enjoy as well. Tell a friend and tell some strangers.
Hi all, I’m making this post to inform everyone that the regular fortnightly update for Vactics will be delayed 1 week and is planned for release on the 6th of December. The update is looking good with some new gameplay features ready for release but I am delaying by 1 week so th
I thought I'd start this release write up with my regular requests: If you are enjoying the game, leaving a Steam review really helps me. They assist Steam as well to inform people about that Vactics is a game they might enjoy as well. Tell a friend and tell some strangers. Word
"Anticipation" is the name I landed on for this update as it is all about the polish that I am trying to put into the game. This changes in this release include UI animation polish added to a few screens across the game, even more video tutorials added and more VFX polish added t
The "Information" update was given this name as it is the first showcase of some new features that will be used in the future to explain more of the game and story of Vactics. The first are tutorial popups that show off all the tech available in the game with full video. This rep
The "Opening Salvo" update is named after its most noticeable change, the first pass on the new title screen for the game. It still has some polish passes left to go but it was in a good enough place to get put into the game for folks to check out. I'm really excited for what it
The "New Era" update is an exciting one. It is the first release of new mech tech into the game since Vactics entered early access. The Sweeper and the Battery Drone provide the mech with new ways to fight the Vactics and survive their attacks. The new tech will immediately appea