Z Steel Soldiers

TickTock Games · Rebellion

Released: Aug 1, 2014
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Last updated: 11 Sep 2026, 19:54 GMT

Updates & announcements

20 posts

09 Nov 2015Developer post
Patch - November 9th 2015
Following up from our big update last week we've spent some time looking in to strange resolution issues some players have reported and have just released a small patch to fix these issues. There were a few distinct issues reported, most of which we were able to replicate across
09 Nov 2015Developer post
Patch - November 9th 2015
Following up from our big update last week we've spent some time looking in to strange resolution issues some players have reported and have just released a small patch to fix these issues. There were a few distinct issues reported, most of which we were able to replicate across
04 Nov 2015Developer post
The Big Autumn 2015 Update
Since our last update to Z Steel Soldiers (which re-introduced Skirmish Mode) we’ve been busy collating community feedback, looking into issues that some players reported and generally finding ways we can improve the game based on suggestions that have been made by our fans. Our
04 Nov 2015Developer post
The Big Autumn 2015 Update
Since our last update to Z Steel Soldiers (which re-introduced Skirmish Mode) we’ve been busy collating community feedback, looking into issues that some players reported and generally finding ways we can improve the game based on suggestions that have been made by our fans. Our
22 May 2015Developer post
The Skirmish Update
It's update time again Z fans! We've been working hard on fixing graphical issues with skirmish mode and have fixed a number of other issues along the way. Skirmish mode is still under active development while we work on fixing some issues and thus we have marked it as being beta
It's update time again Z fans!
We've been working hard on fixing graphical issues with skirmish mode and have fixed a number of other issues along the way. Skirmish mode is still under active development while we work on fixing some issues and thus we have marked it as being beta. We've tested it internally and it seems to work well but we're interested in knowing if you have any feedback or suggestions for us for skirmish mode, or for the game in general.
This update include the following changes:

Skirmish mode now available for beta testing.
Increased maximum zoom level.
Fixed bug related to Windows DPI settings (playing on High DPI / 4k monitors).
Fixed some objects which rendered all-white.
Rewrote shaders to improve performance.
Made build grid easier to see.
Made joystick selection box easier to see.
Now show build timers when buildings are active.
Now show armour and shield bars for damaged units at all times.
Show white borders round power bars of current selected units.
Removed fading on terrain decals.
Fixed mouse issue with level 1.
Bricks and Mortar achievement now actually achievable.
General performance improvements.
Here are a few screenshots showing some of the changes in this build:
Zoom out further:
[img=http://ticktockgames.com/external/steam/2015-05-22_zss_zoom.jpg]
We've increased the max zoom distance so you can now zoom out much further. This makes the game much easier to play, especially on the larger levels!
Fixed the Bricks and Mortar achievement:
[img=http://ticktockgames.com/external/steam/2015-05-22_zss_shipyard.jpg]
Some players reported they were unable to unlock this achievement. We found out that our code checking that you had built each type of building was flawed. The reason was that you never 'build' a shipyard. Your construction robot actually 'repairs' the shipyard as the frame already exists. We've now handled this and the achievement unlocks correctly.
Enabled skirmish beta:
[img=http://ticktockgames.com/external/steam/2015-05-22_zss_skirmish.jpg]
We've been wanting to enable skirmish mode for a while but there were a number of issues with the graphics and the code in general. We've now fixed most issues and while we're working on improving the mode further we have enabled it for beta testing.
We hope you have fun testing Skirmish mode and hope our other changes have fixed issues that some users reported with the game :).
-TickTock Games
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22 May 2015Developer post
The Skirmish Update
It's update time again Z fans! We've been working hard on fixing graphical issues with skirmish mode and have fixed a number of other issues along the way. Skirmish mode is still under active development while we work on fixing some issues and thus we have marked it as being beta
It's update time again Z fans!
We've been working hard on fixing graphical issues with skirmish mode and have fixed a number of other issues along the way. Skirmish mode is still under active development while we work on fixing some issues and thus we have marked it as being beta. We've tested it internally and it seems to work well but we're interested in knowing if you have any feedback or suggestions for us for skirmish mode, or for the game in general.
This update include the following changes:

Skirmish mode now available for beta testing.
Increased maximum zoom level.
Fixed bug related to Windows DPI settings (playing on High DPI / 4k monitors).
Fixed some objects which rendered all-white.
Rewrote shaders to improve performance.
Made build grid easier to see.
Made joystick selection box easier to see.
Now show build timers when buildings are active.
Now show armour and shield bars for damaged units at all times.
Show white borders round power bars of current selected units.
Removed fading on terrain decals.
Fixed mouse issue with level 1.
Bricks and Mortar achievement now actually achievable.
General performance improvements.
Here are a few screenshots showing some of the changes in this build:
Zoom out further:
[img=http://ticktockgames.com/external/steam/2015-05-22_zss_zoom.jpg]
We've increased the max zoom distance so you can now zoom out much further. This makes the game much easier to play, especially on the larger levels!
Fixed the Bricks and Mortar achievement:
[img=http://ticktockgames.com/external/steam/2015-05-22_zss_shipyard.jpg]
Some players reported they were unable to unlock this achievement. We found out that our code checking that you had built each type of building was flawed. The reason was that you never 'build' a shipyard. Your construction robot actually 'repairs' the shipyard as the frame already exists. We've now handled this and the achievement unlocks correctly.
Enabled skirmish beta:
[img=http://ticktockgames.com/external/steam/2015-05-22_zss_skirmish.jpg]
We've been wanting to enable skirmish mode for a while but there were a number of issues with the graphics and the code in general. We've now fixed most issues and while we're working on improving the mode further we have enabled it for beta testing.
We hope you have fun testing Skirmish mode and hope our other changes have fixed issues that some users reported with the game :).
-TickTock Games
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24 Mar 2015Developer post
Quick Patch
Yesterday we pushed out a small update to the game which fixed a major issue being encountered by some players which would only happen occasionally during heavy firefights. The patch also included a few new particle effects which should also fix the issue where smoke and fire app
24 Mar 2015Developer post
Quick Patch
Yesterday we pushed out a small update to the game which fixed a major issue being encountered by some players which would only happen occasionally during heavy firefights. The patch also included a few new particle effects which should also fix the issue where smoke and fire app
18 Mar 2015Developer post
Lassar's Tech Center Patch
Hi Z fans! It's patch time again, this time we have a few fixes for the game which we hope will fix some major issues with the game that many players were experiencing. First up is the fix for level 18. We had a number of programmers look in to this issue where Lassar could not e
18 Mar 2015Developer post
Lassar's Tech Center Patch
Hi Z fans! It's patch time again, this time we have a few fixes for the game which we hope will fix some major issues with the game that many players were experiencing. First up is the fix for level 18. We had a number of programmers look in to this issue where Lassar could not e
11 Mar 2015Developer post
Did someone say... Skirmish?
New (old) maps for Skirmish mode support 2 to 8 teams Since our last update we have received a number of crash reports from players which pointed us to some very strange little issues in the original game code for Z Steel Soldiers. We've used the information in these crash report
11 Mar 2015Developer post
Did someone say... Skirmish?
New (old) maps for Skirmish mode support 2 to 8 teams Since our last update we have received a number of crash reports from players which pointed us to some very strange little issues in the original game code for Z Steel Soldiers. We've used the information in these crash report
04 Feb 2015Developer post
Quick Update
Hi Z Fans, We've been busy here at TickTock working on extending Z Steel Soldiers as well as getting it ready to ship on a few more platforms. We've been taking note of all the feedback we've received and are currently preparing an update for the game and also plan to spend more
04 Feb 2015Developer post
Quick Update
Hi Z Fans, We've been busy here at TickTock working on extending Z Steel Soldiers as well as getting it ready to ship on a few more platforms. We've been taking note of all the feedback we've received and are currently preparing an update for the game and also plan to spend more
06 Nov 2014Developer post
Major Bug Fix
We're pleased to announce the release of our latest patch which now includes a fix for the level 18 bug which was stopping players from progressing past the level. Thanks to community member Marauder2k9 for identifying a fix for the issue. We'd been scouring the code for any issu
06 Nov 2014Developer post
Major Bug Fix
We're pleased to announce the release of our latest patch which now includes a fix for the level 18 bug which was stopping players from progressing past the level. Thanks to community member Marauder2k9 for identifying a fix for the issue. We'd been scouring the code for any issu
03 Oct 2014Developer post
Incoming Reinforcements
A new update is here which brings a number of improvements from our graphic artists and a few bug fixes too. We're still looking in to other issues and will keep you informed with our progress with regards to future updates. The release notes for the latest patch are as follows:
03 Oct 2014Developer post
Incoming Reinforcements
A new update is here which brings a number of improvements from our graphic artists and a few bug fixes too. We're still looking in to other issues and will keep you informed with our progress with regards to future updates. The release notes for the latest patch are as follows:
05 Aug 2014Developer post
The original cut scenes are back!
Hi fellow Z fans. We're happy to announce that our first game update is now live! This update includes the following changes: - Intro videos and cut scenes re-enabled! We know this will please a lot of you who're fans of the original game. We decided not to include them on launch
05 Aug 2014Developer post
The original cut scenes are back!
Hi fellow Z fans. We're happy to announce that our first game update is now live! This update includes the following changes: - Intro videos and cut scenes re-enabled! We know this will please a lot of you who're fans of the original game. We decided not to include them on launch