Update 5-31-25

It’s been about 2 months since my last update, but I wanted to fill you in on some of the things we’ve been working on in case you’re not in the discord.

***Keep in mind, these are not in any particular order***

***Also please note, this game is a work in progress***

In Country - Vietnam: Development Update Summary

Note: This game is still a work in progress. Updates are not in strict order, but will be itemized monthly in the future.

Visuals & Effects (FX)

ADDED:

• Bullet impact variations

• Debris and spark FX for napalm

• Bullet snap fly-by SFX with concurrency control

• Enemy artillery FX and distant sound

FIXED:

• Napalm emitter spacing, smoke appearance and color

• Huey flyover pathing, detection, and rotation

• Gunship replication issues and projectile direction

• Artillery motion sync and impact behavior

ADJUSTED/TESTED:

• Sound attenuation and EQ adjustments

• Grass/foliage optimization for dense jungle rendering

• Billboard and shadow complexity for large-scale AI stress tests

AI Behavior & Civilian AI

ADDED:

• AI suppressive fire behavior

• System where other AI can recognize when a piece of cover is already taken so they move on to the next available piece

• AI morale system

• Behavior that reacts when morale is too low in combat

• Surrendering/running away logic to behavior tree when morale is too low

• Huey’s that fly occasionally in AO

• Sound to farmer using hoe

• AI Farmer surrender behavior

FIXED:

• Charging Behavior to constantly press player

• Replication issues (threat analysis, voice lines, AI engagement, death sound)

• Various bugs with RPG AI, rocket logic, and projectile replication

• AI awareness and behavior improvements in high latency environments

• Pathfinding and cover logic

• Morale behavior refinements

• Civilian reactions and farming logic

• AI response to downed player states and LOS restrictions

Player Mechanics & First-Person Systems

ADDED:

• Downed state FX, countdown, and visual indicators

• Revive UI radial progress

• Rain poncho, new aim transition effects

• New weapon equip montages and binocular transitions

FIXED:

• First-person sprinting, animation state bugs, and aim state toggles

• Prone animation and recoil adjustments

• Health pack logic, revive state, and death/respawn transitions

• UI and camera effects for damage and explosions

Lobby, Main Menu & UI

ADDED:

• Class selection icons and replication

• Level select and weapon previewing in lobby

• Final scoreboard system and war crime reporting

• Master volume slider and blood/vignette shaders

• Loading screen and .mov intro

FIXED:

• Class selection sync

• Countdown timer display for clients

• Scoreboard and war crime display

• Compass and objective UI tweaks

• Lobby transition and class change replication

Wave Defense Mode

ADDED:

1. New Wave Defense map: Defend the Hill

2. Objective integration for wave logic

FIXED:

• Wave jump bugs and AI child tracking

OPTIMIZED:

1. Volumetric fog, billboard rendering, and rain system for better performance

Development is on-going and I'm really proud of where we're at. Lot's more refinement is on the way, and these short gifs in no way show what the end-product will be but I like sharing what we're up to with you guys. As a small team (myself and two brothers), we're chugging along making the game we really really want to play. And if the game's good and runs well, we'll have done a good job :) One day at a time!