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Steam News3 July 20261mo ago

Demo Update Version 0.8.0

Hey all, here are the patch notes for today's Demo build! Dread Admiral Patch Notes 0.8.

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What changed

1 fix2 additions5 changes0 removals
  • Maps
  • Performance
  • Balance
  • Gameplay
  • Server
changedAdded difficulty settingMap modifiers and rewards
fixedAdded difficulty settingFound/Fixed a significant memory leak
changedAdded difficulty settingAdjusted how music is loaded to reduce memory usage to roughly 1GB in recent testing
changedBalance:Pillboxes count CityPop as 10% higher when determining Black Fleet Delay
changedMinor:Adjusted demo end screen
addedMinor:Multi-Turn moves are now enabled. (These allow you to tell order moves towards out of range hexes and automatically perform those moves the next turn.)

Dread Admiral changes

changedMap modifiers and rewards
fixedFound/Fixed a significant memory leak
changedAdjusted how music is loaded to reduce memory usage to roughly 1GB in recent testing
changedPillboxes count CityPop as 10% higher when determining Black Fleet Delay
changedAdjusted demo end screen

Hey all, here are the patch notes for today's Demo build!

Dread Admiral

Patch Notes 0.8.0

Added difficulty setting

  • Affects enemy fleet sizes and money

  • Map modifiers and rewards

  • AI's goals, move, and combat logic

  • Enables/Disables specific strategies, many of which are designed to thwart submarines

  • Found/Fixed a significant memory leak

  • Adjusted how music is loaded to reduce memory usage to roughly 1GB in recent testing

Balance:

  • Pillboxes count CityPop as 10% higher when determining Black Fleet Delay

Minor:

  • Adjusted demo end screen

  • Multi-Turn moves are now enabled. (These allow you to tell order moves towards out of range hexes and automatically perform those moves the next turn.)

  • Quick Study perk added to the Demo Perks

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Steam News / 3 July 2026

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