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2026.5.24.1 & The Next 60 Days of Cepheus Protocol
The virus is loose across the Bay Area. Flashpoints are erupting across the peninsula as entire districts fall into chaos and infected swarms push deeper into civilian zones. CERC forces are already in the field. Embedd…
Event30 changes1 numericFix - Cepheus Protocol
2026.5.22.9 Experimental Civilian Evacuation Preview, SF North Live
Update On Progress… Live on Experimental Civilian Evacuation Mechanics Progress Update This month’s update is focused on two major pieces of the rebuild: Civilian Evacuation and San Francisco North. Civilian Evacuation…
Security46 changesMapsServer - Cepheus Protocol
Civilian Evacuation Changes Everything
The virus is loose across the Bay Area. Flashpoints are erupting across the peninsula as entire districts fall into chaos and infected swarms push deeper into civilian zones. CERC forces are already in the field. Embedd…
Security34 changesFixMaps - Cepheus Protocol
Phase 3 is fully underway, and the end is in sight
🎧 Last Time on CERC HQ… Cepheus Protocol | CERC HQ | # 84 Civilian evacuation is finally coming together, and it’s reshaping how every system in the game connects. Phase three kicks off with a full evacuation framework…
Security34 changesServerMaps - Cepheus Protocol
CERC HQ Stream Tonight | Phase 2 Wrap Up and Civilian Evacuation 2.0
Phase 2 is coming to a close within the next 24 hours as we finish the final adjustments to the bird systems. With that work wrapping up, development is already moving forward into the next major system update. Civilian…
Announcement4 changesGameplayServer - Cepheus Protocol
2026.3.7 Vehicle Pathing Improvements & Helicopter tweaks
CERC Command Dispatch The virus is loose across the Bay Area. Flashpoints are erupting across the peninsula as entire districts fall into chaos and infected swarms push deeper into civilian zones. CERC forces are alread…
Event30 changesFixMaps - Cepheus Protocol
2026.3.6.1 Revised Power Balance and Bug Fixes
Developer Update This Week This week was focused on stability, balance, and finishing key systems before the next big push. Last week we laid the foundation with client side prediction for projectiles. This week we fini…
Security63 changesFixPerformance - Cepheus Protocol
2026.2.28.2 Live on Experimental, March is Civilian Evac Month
Developer Update This Week Save and Load System Expansion Continued System Coverage This week was heavily focused on expanding Save and Load support across additional systems. Save and Load support has now been implemen…
Security85 changes1 numericFix - Cepheus Protocol
2026.2.20.1 – Difficulty and Pacing Controls Now Live
Developer Update This Week Save and Load System This week was overwhelmingly focused on Save and Load. A significant amount of time went into stabilizing the system, resolving reported issues from Discord and Steam, and…
Event57 changes1 numericFix - Cepheus Protocol
2025.2.13.1 – Pandemic Save UI Live + Pathfinding AMA Tonight
Developer Update This Week Second pass of the Pandemic Save System is now live on all branches, including the full Save and Load UI. The first pass went live last Friday through a console command. This update moves savi…
Event23 changes1 numericFix - Cepheus Protocol
2025.2.12.1 Pandemic Save UI Live on Experimental + Pathfinding Sit-Down
Developer Update This Week We shipped the second pass of the Pandemic Save System, which adds the Save and Load UI on Experimental. The first pass went live Friday through a console command. This pass moves it into a re…
Event52 changes1 numericFix - Cepheus Protocol
2025.2.7 Update: Pandemic Saves, Rehostable Co-op, Rebuild Proof
Developer Update This Week This week was about momentum and payoff. Coming straight off the Doctrines release, we were able to get a workable first pass of Pandemic saves running within about a week. That speed is a dir…
Event43 changesFixUI/audio - Cepheus Protocol
2026.01.30.3 Doctrines Have Arrived (Shared Progression Is Now Live)
Patch Notes Summary (Jan 16 → Jan 30) AI + Vehicle Pathing Improved ground vehicle pathing to reduce crashes and unnecessary driving through landscape objects. They should be a lot more intentional for when they decide…
Security88 changes1 numericFix - Cepheus Protocol
Doctrine Preview on Experimental This Weekend (Dev Report Friday)
Alright everyone, quick report based off Friday in terms of what’s going on. We’re releasing an early preview of some of the Doctrine changes on Experimental going into this weekend, and I highly recommend people jump i…
Event111 changes2 numericFix - Cepheus Protocol
Patch Notes 2026.01.10.1
The rebuild is now the default version of Cepheus Protocol, and the first 48 hours gave us exactly what we needed: a real stress test at scale. Discord playtests help, internal testing helps, but nothing compares to tho…
Store25 changesFixServer - Cepheus Protocol
Patch Notes 2026.01.10
The rebuild is now the default version of Cepheus Protocol, and the first 48 hours gave us exactly what we needed: a real stress test at scale. Discord playtests help, internal testing helps, but nothing compares to tho…
Store32 changesFixServer
