More corporate problems for the horde

Since Friday's Shape the Horde update, several more Playtest builds have landed. This post covers only what has changed since those patch notes.

New threats and questionable opportunities

• The Change Manager is a new horde specialist that commandeers a large group, rallies it on a reachable flank, then sends it back toward HQ from a new angle. Kill the caller to break the rally immediately.
• Apex Precision may select your branch for a complimentary prototype trial. The installation occupies real space, contributes almost nothing, then fails catastrophically. Its warning gives you time to protect nearby structures or exploit the blast and crater against the horde.
• Unlock Rapid Results Program to receive Dax's Burst Productivity challenges during large waves. Beat a 60-second live-combat target for a small Operating Cash bonus, or miss it and receive Dax's considered professional feedback.

Stronger walls and clearer progression

• Four new wall passives can add maximum health, slow regeneration, retaliation damage against chewing zombies, and a partial refund when a wall is destroyed by damage.
• Ability unlocks no longer carry an additional corporate-rank gate.
• The redesigned turret inspector leads with upgrade effects, prices, requirements, signature upgrades, and the selected turret's lifetime kill count.

A clearer command deck

• Damage numbers use stable lanes to remain readable in dense fights.
• The turret combat report now has a dedicated command tab, wave forecasts remain visible during bosses, and Airstrikes briefly open a live wing-camera feed without taking over the main camera.
• The SHIFT KPI panel shows clearer progress, claim-ready counts, and available Equity upgrades. Automated Reporting now claims completed KPIs automatically.
• Workstation Preferences supports UI scaling through 200 percent, with broader controller-navigation cleanup throughout the HUD.

Terrain and reliability fixes

• Artillery pits now require three impacts to excavate, and Forced Distribution can push eligible zombies into them.
• Orientation no longer traps Continue, hides required construction controls, or loses its place through the Performance Review and next-assignment flow.
• Greenfield route openings, orchard props, croquet crossings, fete payloads, pit restoration, balloon passengers, and several persistent landmark states are more reliable.

Thanks for playing and sending us your feedback. It keeps finding the sharp edges, and we keep sanding them down.