Steam News8 March 20263mo ago

Update 2.31.158 - Target Formation Direction for Troops

Target Formation: right-dragging a target location can set the formation and direction of troops at the target location. Squad Movement: stopping squad-related movement for units that have been removed from a squad.

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What changed

4 fixes3 additions12 changes1 removal

Gameplay
Balance
Maps
UI and audio
Server
Performance

removedSquad Movement: stopping squad-related movement for units that have been removed from a squad.

addedSquad Movement: not stopping movement if a new path was added and there was an existing path that is being followed.

changedSquad Movement: making sure squads don't get stuck if a unit cannot reach its designated target position (e.g. for patrol).

changedBalancing: Price for cruise missiles slightly increased.

changedBalancing: Stealth EMP Bomber's stun duration increased by ~20%.

addedBalancing: Airships (regular + EMP) now have lower bullet firing rate (~25% slower). Very slightly increased the cost of the regular and reduced the cost of the EMP airship.

Retro Commander changes

removedSquad Movement: stopping squad-related movement for units that have been removed from a squad.

addedSquad Movement: not stopping movement if a new path was added and there was an existing path that is being followed.

changedSquad Movement: making sure squads don't get stuck if a unit cannot reach its designated target position (e.g. for patrol).

changedBalancing: Price for cruise missiles slightly increased.

changedBalancing: Stealth EMP Bomber's stun duration increased by ~20%.

Target Formation: right-dragging a target location can set the formation and direction of troops at the target location.
Squad Movementstopping squad-related movement for units that have been removed from a squad.
Squad Movementnot stopping movement if a new path was added and there was an existing path that is being followed.
Squad Movement: making sure squads don't get stuck if a unit cannot reach its designated target position (e.g. for patrol).
Human Battleship: has now 2 landing spots for planes and helicopters.
BalancingPrice for cruise missiles slightly increased.
BalancingStealth EMP Bomber's stun duration increased by ~20%.
BalancingAirships (regular + EMP) now have lower bullet firing rate (~25% slower). Very slightly increased the cost of the regular and reduced the cost of the EMP airship.
BalancingUpdated research progression (minor update of research tree).
Balancing: Fusion Power research and Fusion Power Plant slightly more expensive.
Balancing: max. 3 Matter Fabricators per sector.
Balancingreduced cost of the T-Collectors & aligned so the Matter Fabricators are slightly more expensive.
Default Mapthe 2 & 4 player deathmatch scenarios have been improved (look & feel) by the artist, Tony.
Night Modus: is now darker.
Graphicsupdated the civilian truck, prison truck and hovership graphics (baked-in CC layer).
Graphics: mouse cursor when targeting a rally point.
Graphicsnight icon graphic updated.
Graphicsrelics updated to make them better fit any type of ground (just shadow remains).
Languagelatest translations added - Thanks :-D
Maintenance: self-hosted server status page.
Bugfix: SHIFT + ESC doesn't trigger dialog popup, but switches to/from fullscreen mode as designed.
Bugfix: infinite loop detection for hosted units in editor (for custom mods).
Bugfix: unit tooltips where missing text animations. Also slightly improves performance.
Bugfix: map validator wasn't properly validating generated objects.
Bugfix Crashes: for version mismatches, some elements could potentially not exist and produce a null pointer exception.
Bugfix Crashes: in editor, when trying to place objects that generated alerts (should not produce alerts).

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Steam News / 8 March 2026

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