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Welcome back Pilots Drop Command: Online, All Systems Operational After many years of development, Drop Command launches today. Drop Command is a tactical combat and strategy game where you command Mechs, Tanks, VTOLs, and Infantry in battles for territory across an entire star c
Welcome back pilots! We had the pleasure of chatting with ZeroSum716 last week as we head into the final stretch towards launch day. Some of the topics covered included developing Drop Command, gaming inspirations, etc. You can listen to the interview over on his YouTube channel!
Welcome back Pilots! Today brings the final patch before launch day. This patch brings updated weapon sound effects, a massive improvement to unit AI, and several bug fixes both minor and large. You can now disable shadows in the settings menu which will reduce GPU usage. Full pa
Welcome back Pilots! Today brings another smaller patch where we improve map load times, improve the unit AI in several ways, and fix many smaller bugs and rough spots. Full patch notes are below. Full Patch Notes v0.9.02 Content Added unit targetting information to tactical map
Welcome back Pilots! Today brings a smaller patch as we count down the days until full release! Full patch notes are below. The biggest change is an increase in the maximum size of Hot Drop missions, with combat value increased to 50,000! This is possible due to a ton of code opt
Welcome back Pilots! We're gearing up for 1.0 release on September 28th! This patch includes many quality of life updates, a new Mech chassis to pilot, and tons more. Please see the full patch notes below. New Mech: Bangpae Look forward to piloting and facing against the mighty B
Welcome back Pilots! We're back with another update! This time hot on the heels of several content creators providing feedback. We still have a lot of work to do before launch, but we are closer every day! WARNING: This patch reworks the Save System Reworking the save system was
Welcome back Pilots! Steam Next Fest has ended, and we received a ton of excellent feedback and suggestions! Thank you everyone for playing the demo, and leaving your steam reviews and community feedback. Your support helps us to improve the game as we head towards a full launch
Welcome back pilots! Today a critical error was found in the save system, which was deleting save files with every patch! This emergency hotfix will unfortunately wipe save files, but should fix the issue moving forward. Very sorry for the inconvenience that this bug has caused.
Welcome back Pilots! We are mid-way through the Steam Next Fest, and things are going great! We figured we could all celebrate today with some new features. There is a new way to conveniently swap pilots between units ( use CTRL + click to select two units, then right click and p
Welcome back pilots! Today we have a few little changes to improve your piloting experience! Patch 0.1.90 Hotfix 5 changes listed below: Updated encyclopedia text links for unit names (this prevents several broken link issues) Pilot attributes are now listed after pilot traits in
Welcome back pilots! We're back today with a few minor changes to improve your piloting experience! Patch 0.1.90 Hotfix 4 changes listed below: VTOL units using "mouse turn" will now use A/D to strafe by default (rather than Q/E) Fixed Bug: pressing escape key during rebind no lo
Steam Next Fest is underway, and we're here with you to keep things running smoothly! Patch 0.1.90 Hotfix 3 changes listed below: VTOL units now use mouse to turn (disable in settings menu if you prefer the previous controls) Settings menu: added toggle to lock cursor to game win
Fixed several resolution scaling issues: tooltips and popup windows should now display correctly on a larger variety of screen sizes, including 2560x1440.
Fixed a critical issue: garrison units are no longer incorrectly flagged as mercenary support units (this error was causing unpredictable behaviour including game crashing during pirate raid defense missions)
Welcome back Pilots! I am very pleased to announce our biggest Demo patch yet! Get ready for the Steam Next Fest update, which is now live ! Here are some of the highlights to look forward to, and you can find the full patch notes further below. New Playable VTOL Unit We have add
Welcome back Pilots! Patch v0.1.80 is has arrived early to fix a critical bug, but it also has a few new things to play around with, see the full patch notes below. Patch Notes: New Features and Changes: Added "Engage At Will" order to the tactical map, allows units to break squa
Welcome back Pilots! We have been hard at work fleshing out the mid game of Drop Command, while also improving the demo. Many new features and changes in this patch, but the two biggest are definitely: Mech Refit Bay usable outside of missions for all units AI is greatly improved
Patch Notes: New Features and Changes: New Unit Variant: Cicada-A, a powerful battle tank featuring two Auto-Turrets New Mission Type: Heavy Beachhead (requires opposition garrison of 8000 CV or more) Updated Explosion damage: damage falloff starts at 25% radius (up from 0% radiu
Fixed Portrait Editor Bug: profile data was not saving correctly to unit data Fixed Critical Issue: pilot portraits could corrupt game saves and prevent opening of storage menu Fixed Several Null Reference Exceptions caused by missions ending mid-frame