Hello commanders,
We hope you are well. What’s today’s DevBlog going to be about? A new and updated WARNO roadmap - that’s what!
But before we continue, let’s address the elephant (or should we say, the tropical storm) in the room ...
Where Is Tropic Storm?
First off, our sincere apologies for making you wait for WARNO - Tropic Storm. It is always our intention to develop and release at the earliest possible convenience, but as we’ve explained many times before, game development can be a fickle beast, especially for a smaller team like Eugen’s.
The good news: Tropic Storm itself is ready. The content is done, tested, and waiting on the docks. The bad news: we are still facing the same technical issues we told you about last week, which are preventing us from building the version that will be released to you.
We don’t want to give you a date we can’t keep, so we won’t. What we can promise is this: the moment the issue is fixed, Tropic Storm will be released.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4734100/WARNO_Tropic_Storm/
Now, onward to the future of WARNO!
What Will the Future Hold?
Before we go a bit deeper into what you can expect from WARNO’s future, we need to counter one big claim that seems to make the rounds in the community: that after WARNO - Black Birds there will be no more DLCs for WARNO. This can’t be further from the truth.
We have worked long and hard to get WARNO into the shape that is currently playable, and we have absolutely no intention to stop development in any shape, size, or form for our Cold War RTS. We got plenty of things in the pipeline, and even more after that.
So, what are we working on?
Nemesis #9
As mentioned before, Nemesis #9 is in active development. As an “in-house” Eugen pick - to speed up said development - this mini DLC with two new divisions is already well on its way. The ever-awesome Strike Team is already testing it as we speak. More details will be shared with you very, very soon.
WARNO - Black Birds
Our mysterious WARNO - Black Birds is getting less and less mysterious. Pushed back due to WARNO - Tropic Storm, this Tribute-style expansion (so no Army General campaign or Operations) will feature 8 new divisions across 5 new nations, all either historically neutral during the Cold War, or very reluctantly part of one alliance or the other. Plus, there will be a surprise appearance… More info to come soon!
New Tribute Expansion
Now, we are getting deeper into our timeline, so this still-undecided name, WARNO - Tribute #1, will be a 6-new-division expansion from both existing and new nations. There will be a mix of division types, but more details will surface in the future, commanders.
New Army General Expansion
And we will also feature a new Army General expansion with 3 new nations, 10 new divisions, and 1 new Army General campaign centered on a new WARNO theatre of war. As most of you can glean crucial details from the image below, the expansion will be named… WARNO - LANDSOUTH. Woop-woop!
Until Next Time
That’s it for this roadmap. As you can see, we will not stop work on WARNO for the foreseeable future. Many more good things to come.
Don’t forget to check out the ever-awesome WARNO community. Find the latest news on the Steam News page or visit the Steam Forums. Get together with other players on either the excellent Discord server, Reddit page, YouTube or our Instagram.
See you on the battlefield, commander.